Do corporate lawyers speak in the court room?

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1) I want to know if corporate lawyers speak in the court room or not and if not what is their main job for the company they work for?
2) If they don't speak in the court, are they eligible to if they have passed the bar exam?
I am just wondering b/c I'm interested in corporate law but was confused about the above.
Also, how much money do entry-level corporate lawyers make on average?
Thanks

Answer 1

Corporate lawyers (in the US) must pass the bar, same as any other attorney.

And yes, they can (and usually do) represent the corporation in litigation. However, some cases are sufficiently complex that an outside attorney is hired to handle the litigation and trial work, while the corporate attorney handles the in-house discovery and acts as liaison.

And there really aren't that many entry-level corporate lawyer. Almost all corporations hire their in-house legal staff from law firms, where the associate had practice transactional or contract or securities-related law. So, the entry-level is usually a law firm, then transfer to corp after 3~5 years.

Answer 2

Corporate lawyers must take the bar if they are going to provide legal advice. They can speak in the court room.

The firm will usually dictate whether the corporate attorney will get any time in court. For example, at two law firms I've worked and the one where my husband works (all large firms), the corporate department does not do any litigation, but refers those matters to the litigation department specializing in the issue. For example, if the corporate client has a trademark dispute, the intellectual property litigators would handle it, same for employment litigation. An in-house attorney in a corporation, most often, is barred in at least one state, and may or may not appear in court on certain matters. That all depends on how the in house legal department is set up. With respect to salary, again, it depends on the firm. For larger firms, entry level is $130-160,000, smaller it can be down to $50,000.

Answer 3

No. It's not the amount of work that is the problem - and it's not LACK OF MOTIVATION - the problem is that there are NO available jobs in this vocational field. The field is SATURATED!!!<<<< Too many applicants and not enough jobs. Reminder: Spelling/grammar is VERY important in the field of Law. Warning! Jobs in the field of Law are drying up FAST!! This is not a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING vocational field. Many reasons. Many people today think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet. We simply have WAY TOO MANY Legal Professionals - we have an absolute GLUT!! ("Legal Professionals" includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc) You will need more than morals to get you through law school - you will also need lots of money. Law school will cost you approx $150,000+. Even IF you finish law school, you won't be able to find a job when you are done. Since this vocational field is shrinking, many new attorneys/lawyers are, themselves, having to work "down" as Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc, to simply try to keep some of THEIR bills paid that the job market/economy is SATURATED with WAY TOO MANY Legal Professionals. Instead the schools will feed you a fairytale and will LIE to you. The root of the problem is we have too many law schools. We are in a recession, and the schools are fighting for their own survival - they will tell students ANYTHING to get to the students' money. (Which is why they won't tell you the truth about the job market for the field of Law.) AND these schools continue to recruit and churn out even MORE Legal Professionals............. If you don't believe me, then just do a SEARCH here on Yahoo Answers to see what other posters are saying about the current status of the field of Law. In the book "So You Want to be a Lawyer? by Marianne Calabrese and susanne Calabrese (ISBN 0-88391-136-1): "The United States has more lawyers than any other country in the world. About 38,000 students graduate EACH YEAR from 200 law schools in the United States. The competition is very keen for jobs and clients." If you want a JOB when you are done with your studies, consider and look into the field of >>HEALTHCARE!

Answer 4

Of course corporate lawyers speak in court rooms,if their cases go to trial.All lawyers must take and pass the national boards and must take and pass the state boards in the states in which they practice.In certain cases,lawyers that do not have a specific state board,may be permitted to represent a client in that case on a temporary basis.

Answer 5

Ok, they handle legitations for corporations and cases that are not settled out of court, will go to court and yes, then they have a trial. It really depends on what company you are with and what your position is.

Answer 6

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RE :Do corporate lawyers speak in the court room?
1) I want to know if corporate lawyers speak in the court room or not and if not what is their main job for the company they work for?
2) If they don't speak in the court, are they eligible to if they have passed the bar exam?
I am just wondering b/c I'm interested in corporate law but was confused about the above.
Also, how much money do entry-level corporate lawyers make on average?
Thanks
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